This is the first chapter of the sequel. I hope you like it. I know I made everyone wait a very long time for it. You don't know how many times I tried to start this unsuccessfully. Thanks for still reading it.
Logan was fixing his tie when Rory walked out of the bathroom wearing her cornflower blue bridesmaid dress. He smiled as soon as he saw her. "You look amazing."
"You are such a good liar. I look horrible. I look like a blue whale. This dress looked much better on me four months ago when I wasn't as pregnant." Rory complained as she made her way to the bed. She bent down to grab her shoes and sighed. "Logan, sweetheart…"
Logan turned around and smiled. She couldn't see her feet which meant she couldn't find her shoes. He bent down beside her and slipped her Converse on her feet. "You do not look like a blue whale Rory. Believe me if you looked like a blue whale Stephanie would have made up some excuse for her to not be a member of the wedding march. I'm telling you she would have benched you. We both know Stephanie." Logan kissed his wife on the lips. He loved Rory more than anything in the whole world. Then he kissed her stomach every so gently. "How is my little girl today?"
Rory smiled. She thought it was so cute when he spoke to her stomach. "She's very squirmy today. She kept me up all night." Rory patted her stomach lightly. Then she fixed his tie for him. "We better get going. I don't want the bride to kick your ass."
Stephanie was standing in front of a full length mirror in her wedding dress. She was nervous. She hated been planning this day for nearly a year and now that it was finally here she felt like running. She turned around and sighed when she Rory rush into the room.
"I'm sorry I'm nearly late. I know I know we start the march in five minutes but I swear it takes a long time to travel as far as I did when you're this pregnant." Rory explained. She was expecting Stephanie in Bridezilla mode. Instead she was unusually quiet. "What's the matter sweetie?"
Stephanie sniffled a little before actually speaking. "I'm getting married."
"I would hope you were I don't think that dress would be appropriate for anything but a wedding or a debutante ball and I was there when you came out so you must be getting married. I also distinctly remember being forced to go over plans with you." Rory joked. Wasn't the bride supposed to be thrilled that today was her wedding day?
Stephanie sniffled again. "I just can't believe that today is the day. After today I'll have to sign checks Stephanie McRae and when people ask for Mrs. McRae they'll be talking about me not his mother."
Rory smiled. "You know I'm supposed to be the one whose overly emotional today not you. You're supposed to be bubbly and excited. Oh and you've been practicing signing the name Stephanie McRae since eleventh grade."
"I'm so lucky that you are my best friend. I don't know what I would do without you."
"Well I'm not going to argue with you about that one. Still you're going to need to not cry because if you cry then your mascara is going to run and for the next thirty years I'm going to hear about how you had raccoon eyes on your wedding day." Rory told Stephanie and then she clapped her hands. "Mandy, Ally, and Cammy come on let's line up and get ready. It's nearly show time."
Mandy, Ally, and Cammy were Stephanie's cousins. They were all twenty six going on nineteen. They were all also practically alcoholics. So Rory wasn't shocked when it three minutes to get them in a straight line. By the time they were all in order and Stephanie was finally not on the verge of tears it was time for Stephanie to make her way down the aisle.
Rory smiled at the realization that she knew she had to look very graceful compared to three drunks walking in front of her. She did also realize though that she wasn't walking as much as she was waddling. Halfway through the ceremony Rory was practically sobbing. She was happy she didn't wear mascara. She knew that if she put some on then she definitely would have raccoon eyes.
By the time the Priest said "You may now kiss the bride…" Nearly everyone in the church was teary-eyed. Rory was smiling brightly at her best friend when she realized that her feet suddenly felt wet. She looked down and realized that her water had just broken. She looked over at Logan who was watching Colin and Stephanie make their way down the aisle for the first time as Mr. and Mrs. Colin McRae. "Logan!" She whispered loudly.
Logan looked over at his wife and smiled. The smile quickly vanished though when he saw the alarmed look on his face. He quickly rushed over to her. "What's the matter?"
Rory took a deep breath and in her calmest voice whispered "My water just broke."
"Your water just what?" Logan was no longer whispering.
Rory sighed. "Logan my water just broke which means we have to get to a hospital…fast."
Logan blinked and then nodded. "Okay let's go." Logan grabbed her hand and they quickly made their way down the aisle. As soon as they exited the church they bumped into Colin and Stephanie who were making out.
Noticing the alarmed looks on their faces Colin asked what the hell was going on.
"My water just broke. We're going to have to skip the reception I'm sorry." Although Rory appeared to be calm about the whole situation internally she was freaking out. She couldn't believe this had happened.
Stephanie nodded. "Go, we'll be there as soon as we can get out. We'll send Finn to New Haven to get your bag."
"Thanks Stephanie. I need one more favor." Rory winced. She was pretty sure she had just felt her first contraction. Were they supposed to start this quickly? She doubted either one of her friend's knew the answer.
"Anything…"
Rory just sort of laughed. "Can we steal the limo? We rode up here with Finn and well he's going to have to take the Range Rover to get my bag. I'm such a bad friend. I can't believe I'm going into labor on your wedding day." Rory was on the verge of tears. She felt horrible. She was Stephanie's best friend and she wasn't even going to be there for her first couple dance.
Stephanie looked at Rory like she was crazy. "Of course and believe me you've been there for me way too many times. Go before you have the baby right here in the hotel." Stephanie smiled and kissed her best friend's cheek. "I love you so much Rory. Like I said we'll be there as soon as we can get out of here."
During this whole time neither Colin nor Logan said anything. They were both in shock. Stephanie smiled and then gave Logan a kiss on the cheek. "You're too cute. Now go help your wife have a baby."
Logan blinked and then smiled and nodded. "Sorry I was just wow I wonder if that's what shell shock is like. Come on Rory our daughter is ready to make her debut."
Fourteen hours later Rory was finally done pushing. Logan looked as if he was about to faint. Rory was desperately in the need of a cup of coffee and a beautiful baby girl was wailing. When the doctor handed Rory her first child she instantly understood why people had children. She had only officially been a mother for like six minutes but she already knew she would do anything for this child. She started to cry. "Oh Logan we're so lucky."
Logan nodded and found himself about to cry also. He picked up one of his daughters little hands and smiled. "She has ten perfect little fingers and ten perfect little toes and a cute little button for a nose." Logan scoffed. "Oh I've only been a dad for a few minutes and I've already started rhyming."
A chubby nurse named Lorraine walked over to where she was holding her beautiful little girl and smiled. You could always tell when it was a couple's first child. They were always so in awe of the baby. "So do we have a name for her yet?"
Rory nodded. "Well if it's alright with my husband then I would like to name her Lorelai Stephanie Huntzberger."
Logan kissed his wife's slightly sweaty forehead. "I love the name."
Rory smiled and then laughed a little. She couldn't believe she was a mother. She had a daughter. "Then Lorelai Stephanie Huntzberger it is. I realize it may not flow as well as other names but I think I owe it to Stephanie to do that for her. If we're lucky then she'll be half as great as our Stephanie."
The nurse smiled. "I think it's a lovely name. You know you've got quite the crowd out there waiting for the verdict. I'm telling you I've never seen such a formal group in the maternity wing."
"Well then I guess I'll just go share the news." Logan stood up and then he bent down and kissed Rory's forehead again. "You did so great Rory. I am so proud of you. You are so amazing. I find myself loving you more and more everyday if that's even possible."
As soon as Logan walked into the waiting room he understood what the nurse was talking about. There were thirty people in formal attire wanting to know if everything went smoothly. Stephanie had in fact rushed over here. You could tell she had rushed by the fact that she was still wearing her wedding dress. He cleared his throat. "Her name is Lorelai Stephanie Huntzberger and she like her mother is doing just fine. She's perfect. They're both perfect."
Okay so that was the first chapter of the sequel. I hope you liked it. Oh and just in case you were wondering it was June. I thought it would work out perfectly because June is the most popular month of the year for a wedding. Please tell me what you think and I'll update as soon as I can.